Pirx (crater)
Pirx is a 90 km (55.9 miles) wide impact crater on Pluto's natural satellite Charon, discovered in 2015 by the American New Horizons probe. It is located in at 55.2°N 256.18°E.[1] The crater is located near Charon's north pole.
 Annotated map of Charon, with IAU-approved names for features as of 2018 | |
| moon | Charon |
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| Coordinates | 55.2°N 256.18°E[1] |
| Diameter | 90 km |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Eponym | Pirx the Pilot |
Crater Pirx is named after the main character in a series of short stories by Stanislaw Lem, who travels between the Earth, Moon and Mars; this name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2018.[1]
References
- "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Pirx on Charon". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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